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Definition of pathology noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pathology

noun
 
/pəˈθɒlədʒi/
 
/pəˈθɑːlədʒi/
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  1. [uncountable] (medical) the scientific study of diseasesTopics Scientific researchc2, Biologyc2
  2. [countable] an aspect of somebody’s behaviour that is extreme and unreasonable and that they cannot control
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from modern or medieval Latin pathologia (see patho-, -logy).
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